third Quarter Report

The Warmth are on the street however wanting no worse for put on. They’ve a little bit of a cushion as they presently lead the Path Blazers 94-83.

If the Warmth preserve taking part in like this, they’re going to bump their document as much as 20-17 very quickly. However, the Path Blazers must make due with a 13-25 document except they flip issues round (and quick).

Who’s Enjoying

Miami Warmth @ Portland Path Blazers

Present Information: Miami 19-17, Portland 13-24

How To Watch

• When: Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 10 p.m. ET
• The place: Moda Middle on the Rose Quarter — Portland, Oregon
• TV: KATU 2.2 ABC
• Comply with: CBS Sports activities App
• On-line streaming: fuboTV (Strive free of charge. Regional restrictions might apply.)
• Ticket Price: $9.99

What to Know

The Miami Warmth’s street journey will proceed as they head out to face the Portland Path Blazers at 10:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Moda Middle on the Rose Quarter. The Path Blazers took a loss of their final contest and can be seeking to flip the tables on the Warmth, who are available off a win.

The Warmth are headed into this one after the oddsmakers set final week’s over/below low at 222.5, however even that wound up being too excessive. They secured a 97-92 W over the Jazz on Thursday.

A number of gamers turned in strong performances to steer the Warmth to victory, however maybe none extra so than Jaime Jaquez Jr., who went 7 for 11 en route to twenty factors plus seven assists and 7 rebounds. Jaquez Jr. continues to roll, besting his earlier level complete in every of the final 4 video games he is performed. Duncan Robinson, alternatively, was significantly much less useful: he went 0-5 from deep.

In the meantime, the Path Blazers traveled a rocky street final season, and sadly for them the street hasn’t gotten any smoother to date this season. They took a 117-111 hit to the loss column by the hands of the Mavericks. The loss hurts much more since Portland was up 87-75 with 2:04 left within the third.

Miami’s victory bumped their document as much as 19-17. As for Portland, their loss dropped their document all the way down to 13-24.

Saturday’s match is shaping as much as be a scrappy matchup: The Warmth have not given up the ball simply this season, having solely averaged 12.4 turnovers per sport (they’re ranked fifth in turnovers per sport general). It is a totally different story for the Path Blazers, although, as they have been averaging 15.6. Given the Warmth’s sizable benefit in that space, the Path Blazers might want to discover a solution to shut that hole.

All the things got here up roses for the Warmth in opposition to the Path Blazers when the groups final performed again in March of 2024, because the group secured a 142-82 win. In that sport, the Warmth amassed a halftime lead of 74-40, a formidable feat they’re going to look to repeat on Saturday.

Odds

Miami is a 3.5-point favourite in opposition to Portland, in keeping with the most recent NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had been proper according to the betting neighborhood on this one, as the sport opened as a 3.5-point unfold, and stayed proper there.

The over/below is 219 factors.

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Collection Historical past

Miami has gained 7 out of their final 10 video games in opposition to Portland.

• Mar 29, 2024 – Miami 142 vs. Portland 82
• Feb 27, 2024 – Miami 106 vs. Portland 96
• Nov 07, 2022 – Portland 110 vs. Miami 107
• Oct 26, 2022 – Miami 119 vs. Portland 98
• Jan 19, 2022 – Miami 104 vs. Portland 92
• Jan 05, 2022 – Miami 115 vs. Portland 109
• Apr 11, 2021 – Miami 107 vs. Portland 98
• Mar 25, 2021 – Portland 125 vs. Miami 122
• Feb 09, 2020 – Portland 115 vs. Miami 109
• Jan 05, 2020 – Miami 122 vs. Portland 111